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#1243022020-02-21
Study reveals hidden risks of estuary development for young salmon
A Simon Fraser University-led research team has found significant evidence that human activity in estuaries is impacting juvenile Pacific and Atlantic salmon. The team's review of 167 peer-reviewed studies (from an initial search of 13,000) identified negative impacts from several stressors, inc ...
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#1243032020-02-21
Frozen bird turns out to be 46,000-year-old horned lark
Scientists have recovered DNA from a well-preserved horned lark found in Siberian permafrost. The results can contribute to explaining the evolution of sub species, as well as how the mammoth steppe transformed into tundra, forest and steppe biomes at the end of the last Ice Age.
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#1243052020-02-21
Tools used to study human disease reveal coral disease risk factors
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a team of international researchers led by University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa postdoctoral fellow Jamie Caldwell used a statistical technique typically employed in human epidemiology to determine the ecological risk factors affecting the prevalence of ...
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#1243072020-02-21
Newly found bacteria fights climate change, soil pollutants
Cornell researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria—which they named in memory of the Cornell professor who first discovered it—that is particularly adept at breaking down organic matter, including the cancer-causing chemicals that are released when coal, gas, oil and refuse are burned.
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#1243262020-02-24
Buzz off, honey industry: National parks shouldn't be milked for money
Among the vast number of native species damaged by the recent bushfire crisis, we must not forget native pollinators. These animals, mainly insects such as native bees, help sustain ecosystems by pollinating native plants.
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#1243452020-02-25
Lava flows tell 600-year story of biodiversity loss on tropical island
A natural experiment created by an active volcano gives new insight into the long-term negative impacts of human colonisation of tropical forest islands. The findings are published in the British Ecological Society journal, Journal of Ecology.
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#1243462020-02-25
Scientists document striking changes in Pacific Arctic ecosystems
Pacific Arctic ecosystems are undergoing dramatic changes because of warmer ocean water, a multidisciplinary team of scientists reported in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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#1243472020-02-25
Deforestation in the tropics causes declines in freshwater fish species
NUS ecologists have found that Nematabramis everetti, a common freshwater fish species that is resilient to climate change-associated drought conditions, is nevertheless unable to escape the effects of deforestation, with significantly reduced numbers in streams that run through the logged areas ...
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#1243492020-02-25
Scientists call on government to increase ambition to save our ocean
In the last decade there has been rapid expansion in the area of ocean designated as a Marine Protected Area (MPA).Despite this progress, marine biodiversity continues to decline, placing at risk the health of our oceans and the critical role the oceans have in supporting human well-being
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#1243502020-02-25
Millions of years of soot deposits reveal wildfire cycles related to climate change
A study led by An Zhisheng from the Institute of Earth Environment (IEE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a linkage between glacial cycles and inland Asian high-intensity wildfire events by analyzing high-resolution soot deposition over the last 2.6 million years. The study was publis ...
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#1243512020-02-25
Why drought-busting rain depends on the tropical oceans
Recent helpful rains dampened fire grounds and gave many farmers a reason to cheer. But much of southeast Australia remains in severe drought.
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#1243572020-02-25
Coronavirus: The race to find the source in wildlife
The race is on to find out how the deadly coronavirus jumped from animals to humans. Helen Briggs looks at how scientists are trying to trace the source of the outbreak.
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#1243612020-02-25
Billion-year-old green algae is an ancestor of all plants on Earth
The oldest green seaweed on record, the ancestor of all land plants, lived about 1 billion years ago, a new study finds. Scientists have discovered the fossils of what may be the oldest green algae ever known. The newfound seaweed — called Proterocladus antiquus — lived about a billion years ago.
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#1243622020-02-25
Antarctica's ice covered in blood-red snow
Ukrainian scientists got a shock when they woke up on Monday to find that the snow around their station had turned red as blood. But rather than being anything sinister, the red tint in the snow is caused by the microscopic Chlamydomonas nivalis algae.
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#1243632020-02-25
Research shows how glacier algae creates dark zone at margins of Greenland Ice Sheet
Black and Bloom field camp established on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet approximately 35km inland from the southwestern ice sheet margin. Note the discoloured (dark) ice in the image driven by biological communities. Large dome tents are the science and mess tent, with smaller tents the ...
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#1243652020-02-25
What will it cost to save the earth's oceans?
In 2015, 193 countries agreed on 17 global objectives for ending poverty and protecting the environment by 2030. These Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) included SDG 14, to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
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#1243792020-02-26
Abandoned cropland helps make Europe cooler
If you've ever sat in the cool shade of a tree on a hot summer day, you already know that shaded areas are cooler than open fields. But is that kind of cooling enough to make a difference in the hotter world of the future?
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#1243812020-02-26
Caves face new unknown after unprecedented bushfires
Caves are easily forgotten when fire rips through the bush, but despite their robustness the long-term impact of frequent, unprecedented fire seasons presents a new challenge for subsurface geology.
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#1243822020-02-26
Seeds in Tibet face impacts from climate change
Seeds offer a level of resilience to the harmful effects of climate change in ecosystems across the globe. When seeds are dropped into the soil, often becoming dormant for many years until they are ready to grow into plants, they become part of the natural storage of seeds in "soil seed banks."
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#1243852020-02-26
Study: Protecting tropics could save half of species on brink
In 2019, a landmark UN report revealed that nearly 1 million species face extinction due to human activities and climate change. A groundbreaking new study offers a solution to save more than half of these doomed species, while slowing climate breakdown: Conserve just 30 percent of tropical lands.
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#1243942020-02-26
Shrinking sea ice is creating an ecological trap for polar bears
San Diego Zoo Global researchers studying the effects of climate change on polar bears are using innovative technologies to understand why polar bears in the Southern Beaufort Sea are showing divergent movement patterns in the summer.
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#1244202020-02-27
Ecologically diverse clades dominate the oceans via extinction resistance
A paper on animal biodiversity pattern by a team of researchers led by the Biology Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilos is featured in the February 28, 2020 issue of the journal Science.
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#1244262020-02-28
New study reveals what fish are up to under the ice
Ever wondered how fish spend the winter? Using new technology, researchers from U of T Mississauga have taken a peek beneath the winter ice to reveal surprising new information about aquatic environments in winter.
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#1244272020-02-28
Research identifies climate change fingerprints and emitters' liability
On 26 February during her visit to Fiji, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced $2 million in New Zealand funding towards the relocation of the island's communities displaced by climate change.
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#1244302020-02-28
Researchers solve old biodiversity mystery
For many years, researchers have disagreed as to why some global areas have an extremely large species richness, while others have almost no species. In other words, what explains the uneven distribution of biodiversity on earth?
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#1244552020-03-02
Conservation translocation: trade-offs for species survival and biodiversity
As efforts to help wildlife ramp up after the devastating bushfire season, University of Canberra researchers warn that removing species under pressure from immediate threat must be done in a measured, species-dependent way. The research is published in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
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#1244592020-03-02
In Chile, scientists seek the cause of blue whales’ mystery skin lesions
In 2007, Chilean researchers presented images of blue whales bearing striking skin lesions at a workshop in South Africa attended by experts in the species from around the world. The attendees were shocked; nothing like this had ever been seen before.
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#1244712020-03-03
3 billion-year-old Earth had water everywhere, but not one continent, study suggests
What did Earth look like 3.2 billion years ago? New evidence suggests the planet was covered by a vast ocean and had no continents at all. Continents appeared later, as plate tectonics thrust enormous, rocky land masses upward to breach the sea surfaces, scientists recently reported.
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#1244872020-03-03
Research: Evolution of life cycle of parasitic worm that takes over 'zombie ants'
It could be the plot of a B-horror movie: microscopic parasitic worms invade the brains of ants, and use mind control to make the "zombies ants" do their bidding.
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#1244882020-03-03
To bee, or not to bee, a question for almond growers
Pollination by bees is vital even when crops are assumed to be pollinator independent. That's according to a study co-authored by Ethel Villalobos, a researcher in the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Department of Plant and Environmental Protec ...
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#1244892020-03-03
Flash droughts present challenge for warning system
Flash droughts are a type of extreme event distinguished by rapid intensification of drought conditions with severe impacts. They unfold on subseasonal to seasonal timescales (weeks to months), presenting a new challenge for improving predictions of when flash droughts occur.
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#1244902020-03-03
Over 60% of Myanmar's mangroves deforested in the last 20 years
Mangroves account for only 0.7% of the Earth's tropical forest area, but they are among the world's most productive and important ecosystems. They provide a wealth of ecological and socio-economic benefits, such as serving as nursery habitat for fish species, offering protection against coastal ...
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#1244912020-03-03
Designing plastic to break down in the ocean is possible, but is it practical?
Creating plastic containers that easily degrade in sea water would be a dream solution to the growing problem of plastic waste in the ocean, but a team of Penn State New Kensington researchers suggest that, at least for now, recycling and finding plastic alternatives may still the best way of ha ...
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#1244922020-03-03
'Sustainable gardening' includes many eco-friendly practices
"Sustainable" is one of gardening's trendiest buzzwords, yet it carries a range of definitions. Just what does it mean in practical terms, and how important is it to the average gardener?
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#1244962020-03-03
World's beaches disappearing due to climate crisis – study
Almost half of the world’s sandy beaches will have retreated significantly by the end of the century as a result of climate-driven coastal flooding and human interference, according to new research.
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#1245062020-03-04
Global ambitions for new forest research group
The largest forestry research group in Australia officially opens at USC this week, banding together 80 experts eager to protect and restore the world’s precious forest resources.
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#1245092020-03-04
How will billions of marine microbes adapt to climate change?
Climate change is heating the oceans, which affects billions of marine microbes in ways scientists don't fully understand. In response, USC researchers have developed a model to forecast how these important organisms will adapt to warming seas.
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#1245102020-03-04
Pakistan struggles to combat devastating locust plague
Pakistan's farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands and send food prices soaring.
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#1245112020-03-04
Regional stability of ecosystems over time depends on local species diversity
Diversity plays a key role in maintaining the stability of plant and animal life in an area. But it's difficult to scale up smaller experiments to understand how changes will impact larger ecosystems.
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#1245122020-03-04
Rare albino orangutan spotted in Borneo rainforest
The world's only known albino orangutan has been spotted alive and well in a Borneo rainforest, more than a year after she was released into the wild, conservationists say.
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#1245132020-03-04
The brains of shrimps and insects are more alike than we thought
New research shows that crustaceans such as shrimps, lobsters and crabs have more in common with their insect relatives than previously thought—when it comes to the structure of their brains.
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#1245162020-03-04
The birds and the bees: Transform your garden or balcony into a wildlife haven
Just like humans, animals like living near coastal plains and waterways. In fact, cities such as Sydney and Melbourne are "biodiversity hotspots"—boasting fresh water, varied topographies and relatively rich soil to sustain and nourish life.
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#1245202020-03-04
Scientists turn to tech to prevent second wave of locusts in east Africa
Scientists monitoring the movements of the worst locust outbreak in Kenya in 70 years are hopeful that a new tracking programme they will be able to prevent a second surge of the crop-ravaging insects.
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#1245292020-03-05
Birds of a feather better not together
Diversity plays a key role in maintaining the stability of plant and animal life in an area. But it's difficult to scale up smaller experiments to understand how changes will impact larger ecosystems.
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#1245322020-03-05
Climate change impacts Nordic literature
Researchers believe literature may be a better tool to understand how people deal with the climate crisis than psychology and climate research.
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#1245392020-03-05
What we don't know (about lakes) could hurt us
As the power of extreme weather events increase with climate change, a team of scientists warn that lakes around the world may dramatically change, threatening ecosystem health and water quality.
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#1246002020-03-10
From darkness to light: New findings unravel how plants control energy generation
Researchers at Western Sydney University and The Australian National University have discovered new chemical communication pathways that determine how a plant changes when it emerges from darkness in the soil to light.
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#1246012020-03-10
How awareness about the need for climate change mitigation could be turned into action
Awareness of climate change and its impacts is not enough to move people to action. New research on how people's worldview affects their perceptions and actions could help policymakers and activists reframe the discussion around climate change mitigation.
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#1246022020-03-10
Fresh groundwater flow important for coastal ecosystems
Groundwater is the largest source of freshwater, one of the world's most precious natural resources and vital for crops and drinking water. It is found under our very feet in the cracks and pores in soil, sediments and rocks.
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#1246032020-03-10
Research shows mangrove conservation can pay for itself in flood protection
The natural coastal defenses provided by mangrove forests reduce annual flooding significantly in critical hotspots around the world. Without mangroves, flood damages would increase by more than $65 billion annually, and 15 million more people would be flooded, according to a new study published ...